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All-stater Bruninga commits to Illinois State
Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly landed first-team all-stater Taylor Bruninga.… MORE
Illinois State’s Finck, de los Reyes earn MVC weekly honors
Leading the Redbirds to their fourth sweep of the season and a 5-0 week, Illinois State’s battery, Sarah Finck and Jordan de los Reyes, collected the MVC’s softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, the conference office announced Monday.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 24, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 17, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.
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Meyers inducted to Cal U Hall of Fame
Illinois State head volleyball coach Melissa Myers will be inducted into the California University of Pennsylvania’s 22nd Athletic Hall of Fame Class on Saturday at the Cal U Athletic Hall of Fame dinner, in the Performance Center of the Natali Student Center on the university’s main campus.… MORE
McIntosh to leave ISU program
After a record setting season, the Illinois State Men’s Basketball team lost three starters to graduation… MORE
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Ex-Edge coach Johnson tabbed to lead U-High football
University High School has named former Bloomington Edge head coach John Johnson has been named the new head coach of the Pioneers.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…